http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/26/rumor-intel-to-launch-atom-n500-series-in-june-asus-netbooks-t/ Engadget Comments for Rumor: Intel to launch Atom N500 series in June, ASUS netbooks to follow http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/26/rumor-intel-to-launch-atom-n500-series-in-june-asus-netbooks-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/26/rumor-intel-to-launch-atom-n500-series-in-june-asus-netbooks-t/]]>Apr 26th 2010 1:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/26/rumor-intel-to-launch-atom-n500-series-in-june-asus-netbooks-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/26/rumor-intel-to-launch-atom-n500-series-in-june-asus-netbooks-t/
I agree completely. Look at the CULV laptops from Acer and ASUS. They have much more power than atom but still manage to get 6 or 7 hours of battery life! It makes little sense why atom lags so far behind.]]>Apr 26th 2010 1:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/26/rumor-intel-to-launch-atom-n500-series-in-june-asus-netbooks-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/26/rumor-intel-to-launch-atom-n500-series-in-june-asus-netbooks-t/Apr 26th 2010 4:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/26/rumor-intel-to-launch-atom-n500-series-in-june-asus-netbooks-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/26/rumor-intel-to-launch-atom-n500-series-in-june-asus-netbooks-t/Apr 26th 2010 4:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/26/rumor-intel-to-launch-atom-n500-series-in-june-asus-netbooks-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/26/rumor-intel-to-launch-atom-n500-series-in-june-asus-netbooks-t/
Via? Are you home?]]>Apr 26th 2010 1:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/26/rumor-intel-to-launch-atom-n500-series-in-june-asus-netbooks-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/26/rumor-intel-to-launch-atom-n500-series-in-june-asus-netbooks-t/Apr 26th 2010 1:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/26/rumor-intel-to-launch-atom-n500-series-in-june-asus-netbooks-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/26/rumor-intel-to-launch-atom-n500-series-in-june-asus-netbooks-t/Apr 26th 2010 1:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/26/rumor-intel-to-launch-atom-n500-series-in-june-asus-netbooks-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/26/rumor-intel-to-launch-atom-n500-series-in-june-asus-netbooks-t/
For many, a netbook is a secondary laptop. For others, portability and battery life are the most import aspects of a computer. Consider students who may have a desktop for any serious computing and a netbook that weighs next to nothing and can last several hours without a charge. ]]>Apr 26th 2010 1:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/26/rumor-intel-to-launch-atom-n500-series-in-june-asus-netbooks-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/26/rumor-intel-to-launch-atom-n500-series-in-june-asus-netbooks-t/um.. so then they get to use the word netbook. So coolness goes up by 1000... that's until they use the name ASUS and then ppl are like "wtf is that?"


(P.S. I think ASUS makes some great reliable stuff)]]>Apr 26th 2010 1:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/26/rumor-intel-to-launch-atom-n500-series-in-june-asus-netbooks-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/26/rumor-intel-to-launch-atom-n500-series-in-june-asus-netbooks-t/
I have a 10" netbook from Asus when they were $249. I use it for work because it is ultra portable. I just question the pricing of netbooks as of late as they seem to be getting out of hand.

If all you are doing is basic stuff like reading email at home then why not go for something cheaper with a bigger screen? Walmart and Best Buy have some moderately good laptops for less than what this is selling for.
]]>Apr 26th 2010 1:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/26/rumor-intel-to-launch-atom-n500-series-in-june-asus-netbooks-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/26/rumor-intel-to-launch-atom-n500-series-in-june-asus-netbooks-t/Apr 26th 2010 3:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/26/rumor-intel-to-launch-atom-n500-series-in-june-asus-netbooks-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/26/rumor-intel-to-launch-atom-n500-series-in-june-asus-netbooks-t/Apr 26th 2010 1:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/26/rumor-intel-to-launch-atom-n500-series-in-june-asus-netbooks-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/26/rumor-intel-to-launch-atom-n500-series-in-june-asus-netbooks-t/Apr 26th 2010 1:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/26/rumor-intel-to-launch-atom-n500-series-in-june-asus-netbooks-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/26/rumor-intel-to-launch-atom-n500-series-in-june-asus-netbooks-t/Apr 26th 2010 1:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/26/rumor-intel-to-launch-atom-n500-series-in-june-asus-netbooks-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/26/rumor-intel-to-launch-atom-n500-series-in-june-asus-netbooks-t/How so? Its not like they rushed out their tablet, its still in development and hardware modifications can be made. ]]>Apr 26th 2010 1:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/26/rumor-intel-to-launch-atom-n500-series-in-june-asus-netbooks-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/26/rumor-intel-to-launch-atom-n500-series-in-june-asus-netbooks-t/
Weird thats the first thought I had when I saw this article. I want a Slate but considering there's new Atoms coming about I think I'll hold off.]]>Apr 26th 2010 1:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/26/rumor-intel-to-launch-atom-n500-series-in-june-asus-netbooks-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/26/rumor-intel-to-launch-atom-n500-series-in-june-asus-netbooks-t/Apr 26th 2010 1:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/26/rumor-intel-to-launch-atom-n500-series-in-june-asus-netbooks-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/26/rumor-intel-to-launch-atom-n500-series-in-june-asus-netbooks-t/Apr 26th 2010 1:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/26/rumor-intel-to-launch-atom-n500-series-in-june-asus-netbooks-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/26/rumor-intel-to-launch-atom-n500-series-in-june-asus-netbooks-t/Apr 26th 2010 1:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/26/rumor-intel-to-launch-atom-n500-series-in-june-asus-netbooks-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/26/rumor-intel-to-launch-atom-n500-series-in-june-asus-netbooks-t/Maybe not everyone needs a powerful, heavy, full-size laptop that lasts 2 hours on a charge...
I paid 600 euros for my CULV sub-notebook, which weights less than 2kg and has 10 hours of battery life, and I'm happy.]]>Apr 26th 2010 1:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/26/rumor-intel-to-launch-atom-n500-series-in-june-asus-netbooks-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/26/rumor-intel-to-launch-atom-n500-series-in-june-asus-netbooks-t/
I get your point but that price defeats the purpose price for the Netbook. Netbooks are suppose to be cheaper than its big brother the laptop. ]]>Apr 26th 2010 2:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/26/rumor-intel-to-launch-atom-n500-series-in-june-asus-netbooks-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/26/rumor-intel-to-launch-atom-n500-series-in-june-asus-netbooks-t/And I get your point.
But still I think that netbooks are expanding their market, and we're going to see different form factors (convertibles and tablets) and at least two segments: the lower closer to what we're used to call netbooks; the higher pretty close to CULV laptops but still less expensive and even lighter.

We need to know the specs, but 575$ might not necessarily be overpriced.]]>Apr 26th 2010 2:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/26/rumor-intel-to-launch-atom-n500-series-in-june-asus-netbooks-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/26/rumor-intel-to-launch-atom-n500-series-in-june-asus-netbooks-t/Apr 26th 2010 2:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/26/rumor-intel-to-launch-atom-n500-series-in-june-asus-netbooks-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/26/rumor-intel-to-launch-atom-n500-series-in-june-asus-netbooks-t/
...yea me neither...]]>Apr 26th 2010 1:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/26/rumor-intel-to-launch-atom-n500-series-in-june-asus-netbooks-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/26/rumor-intel-to-launch-atom-n500-series-in-june-asus-netbooks-t/Apr 26th 2010 1:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/26/rumor-intel-to-launch-atom-n500-series-in-june-asus-netbooks-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/26/rumor-intel-to-launch-atom-n500-series-in-june-asus-netbooks-t/
My thinking is that if you take the N500 and team it up with Ion 2 (w/ optimus), DDR3, 1366x768 and swap the drive for SSD, you could probably get the machine performing about as well as the Alienware m11x for a couple hundred bucks less. If you can't hit that kind of performance, you might as well buy the m11x or a real notebook. Today's netbooks are plenty adequate if all you want to do is check email and surf a bit, and a lot cheaper than $575.]]>Apr 26th 2010 1:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/26/rumor-intel-to-launch-atom-n500-series-in-june-asus-netbooks-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/26/rumor-intel-to-launch-atom-n500-series-in-june-asus-netbooks-t/Apr 26th 2010 2:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/26/rumor-intel-to-launch-atom-n500-series-in-june-asus-netbooks-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/26/rumor-intel-to-launch-atom-n500-series-in-june-asus-netbooks-t/Apr 26th 2010 2:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/26/rumor-intel-to-launch-atom-n500-series-in-june-asus-netbooks-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/26/rumor-intel-to-launch-atom-n500-series-in-june-asus-netbooks-t/Apr 26th 2010 2:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/26/rumor-intel-to-launch-atom-n500-series-in-june-asus-netbooks-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/26/rumor-intel-to-launch-atom-n500-series-in-june-asus-netbooks-t/Apr 26th 2010 2:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/26/rumor-intel-to-launch-atom-n500-series-in-june-asus-netbooks-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/26/rumor-intel-to-launch-atom-n500-series-in-june-asus-netbooks-t/I'd say it's because they want notebook power in a netbook package. Can you blame them? Seriously, who wouldn't want full-size notebook performance in a compact form factor with around ten hours of runtime? I'm sure Engadget will tell us when we get there. :)]]>Apr 26th 2010 3:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/26/rumor-intel-to-launch-atom-n500-series-in-june-asus-netbooks-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/26/rumor-intel-to-launch-atom-n500-series-in-june-asus-netbooks-t/Vaio Z, need I say more? Shamefully the Vaio Z is more than 2000 bucks]]>Apr 26th 2010 4:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/26/rumor-intel-to-launch-atom-n500-series-in-june-asus-netbooks-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/26/rumor-intel-to-launch-atom-n500-series-in-june-asus-netbooks-t/
When most people choose a netbook over a full-fledged notebook they do so because of two obvious advantages: cost and size. But there are many in that crowd who would be willing to pay a middle-of-the-road price for a premium netbook - that is, a scaled down, but solid and high-performance, notebook.

I don't own a netbook, and as long as they are made as cheap and flimsy as they are I never will. Cost is not as much a deciding factor for me as form, construction quality, and performance. I would happily pay around $1K for something between an Eee PC and a MacBook Pro 13". I hope netbook manufacturers start to acknowledge that corner of the market (which I happen to be on).]]>Apr 26th 2010 5:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/26/rumor-intel-to-launch-atom-n500-series-in-june-asus-netbooks-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/26/rumor-intel-to-launch-atom-n500-series-in-june-asus-netbooks-t/Apr 26th 2010 7:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/26/rumor-intel-to-launch-atom-n500-series-in-june-asus-netbooks-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/26/rumor-intel-to-launch-atom-n500-series-in-june-asus-netbooks-t/And like many computer user the most CPU intensive thing I do is watch Flash videos on youtube a netbook is fine.
I do, however, own an SSD that is a huge performance booster. At this point adding an SSD to a netbook would add a lot to the price of a netbook but that will change in the future.
So I agree with @Coswyn and his post and @Kyzgar. I think by the end of the year or so when netbooks get DDR3, SSDs, USB3, Ion graphics and these dual core Atoms they'll be a pretty usable computer for the basic tasks of a student that I'll be doing.
Or as @Nitesh said, maybe Via can make something nice for us. ]]>Apr 26th 2010 8:40PM